The Meeker herald., 1887-06-18

CApthlu Itn NiCHotS S"uo !" b"us
I,awiins Wednesday freighted Tor J. w.
Hugus i Co.
Otto wiegand has his barber shop
fitted up III metropolitan style, and Is In
good running order.
The Band boys have u surprise In
stOre for the dcnizens Of this burg on
the morning OF the Fourth.
J. ". IIugus X Co. enhanced the
beauty Of their commodious store room
this week by giving the ceiling another
coat Of paint.
The race track Is being put In fine
shape for the coming Fourth, Mcssrs.
simp Harp and Frank Clark supervis-
Ing the work.
A weekly mail service has been esfsf-
lishe.i for onr year from July tirst next
from Lay To MAybell. distance OF
twenty-five miles.
We received faint sprinklcs Monday
and Tuesday, and II the old man calls
them rains lie hsi be,trr make an as.
signnent or skip TO Canada
Jay Hon came over from his Rear
river hors~ ranch THURSDAY. II il
rumor~d that Mr.. II. viii ring In u
dark horsr on the boys nj the races on
the Fourth.
Ezra Brown. of Mt. Holly. New Jcr.
scy. is enjoying Colorado climate In this
vicinity. lie will return to his homc
aftri takin; In the Fourth Of July ccie-
bial.on as.his place.
The rad between G!rn.ord and As.
pen has dust four inches deep. Harry
Col. ai,o has been at the latter place
for n fc~ we~ks. returned Saturday. and
voucics for the above statement.
some PARTIES have been breaking into
the cabin Of Clarence +. Brown ON the
mesa. several times lately. and he takes
this means TO notify pro~!ers tina, II
caught they vii! b- severely dealt with.
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Coal creek Is running very low and
all tie good people along the banks Of
that placid stream arr praying FOR rain
and tho bad pe,plc--wc don't believe
there arr any on thr ctrck-are living In
hopes.
A foot racr lclwecn Al Randall and
Henry Larson will take place herr on
~ Yoasth. sssis~oxh u h ma 81 the
regular programme rH our part ws
w,li walt Til the day cnsnes before ~
do amy betung on this racc.
John. u you make . break Of that
kind again. ~c1l not let you OF ~
easily. hut will give IL 10 you hard. IN
the meantime cali at TM9 HERALD
ONCE and subscribe for the only moral,
instructive aisi family newspaper In thr
county.
Gil we-on Of Coal Cr-ck. favored us
with u call yesterday. str. Wcs.on has
pu; uui several acrcs of fruit trrcs OF,
hts ranch this season and In q few wears
will bc able To supply the M-ckcr mar
kci with everything In this line from
crab apples 10 ncc;aiinrs.
J. W. Wclch rccriyc,i quito \ lot of
freirh, las, "wednesday. among other
things bcing n ltogar,ius trap. glass
balls and other accouirrmcnis for the
siorts,ncn. As yet no prizes lia,r been
announced fur trap or riti. shooting for
the Fourth. but thcrc .hcu!d bc.
Somebody started an item a;ioat tia,
Garfield county has l.ioO unmarried
men and only twenty. eight unmarried
women. An exchange remarks that
the fellow who did that must have been
Tilted by his girl and wanted 10 induce
competition in the matrimonial market.
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Captain Arinit would Ike " know
how many doses Of nose. pain, II takes
to turn iire-fy into vc,cnnos Surely
VIC havn't the remotest idea. Perhaps
Eugene Giilev or Charley smith. the
famous hunters and tappe,s Of Upper
White, could enli.hten him on the sub
ject.
Four teams with freight for Thomas
Il. Watson came In last Saturday morn.
Ing and started out again in the after
noon. They had not gone very far
when two Of the drivers became in.
volved in quarrel and had . set-to.
One of them came into town and had a
few stitches put into his lip.
Meeker has quite number Of good
shotgun and rife shots. and IL would
be no more than just that they have a
"whnck" at the money which they gave
mp IN have u celebration here on the
Fourth. We suggest this 10 tho com.
mittee ~ that, IL necessary. wc will
hc on hand with our arsenal.
Jerry Pierce, Of the we'll known firm
Of Pierce h Adams. butchers, and prin.
cipa' owner In the Bar Diamond cattle
on Bear river. met with n severe acci.
dent at Dillon last week. A horse